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Degradation of the atmosphere

Visualization of narrower problems
Broader 
Environmental degradation
Dégradation de l'environnement
Narrower 
Air pollution
Acidic precipitation
Air pollution from forest fires
Photochemical oxidant formation
Atmospheric corrosion of materials
Destruction of environmental oxygen
Deterioration in atmospheric visibility
Increased reflection of solar radiation
Long-term changes in atmospheric chemistry
Increase in concentration of atmospheric water vapour
Increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Aggravates 
Amenity destruction
Aggravated by 
Inadequate environmental monitoring
Strategy(ies) 
Protecting the atmosphere
Degrading the atmosphere
Value(s) 
Degradation
Reference(s) 
US Environmental Protection Agency: Assessing the risk of trace gases that can modify the stratosphere
Type 
(D) Detailed problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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